The 2022 Positioning Hydrogen Conference held at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre was a great success! Distinguished speakers from industry and academia from Australia and overseas presented the developments and studies from our hydrogen industry.
The conference started with insights of how Australia is advancing towards a leading global hydrogen player. This was covered by distinguished speakers from the Office of Hydrogen Power SA, Scaling Green Hydrogen Cooperative Research Centre, Oli Energy and the Hydrogen Society of Australia.
Hydrogen finance, investment, and incentives was covered in detail and well-presented by KPMG. This was followed by The University of Queensland and Yamagata University, Japan who discussed Green Hydrogen and Ammonia Production.
The Victorian renewable hydrogen production and supply hub was presented by Monash University and Australian Carbon Innovation, Australia. Advisian and the Korea Institute of Energy Technology then followed to cover Hydrogen refuelling infrastructure.
Real-time application of advanced technology in the emerging new hydrogen market was discussed by University of Melbourne and GPA Engineering.
More relevant to our part of the industry, AGA’s Managing Director and CEO, Mr Bill Tabourlos, delivered a presentation to discuss transitioning from domestic gas appliances to hydrogen. Bill dissected each of the chemical properties of Natural Gas and Hydrogen and related these to appliance design and testing challenges. He also took the audience on a journey back in time where he explained our historical fuel transitions and AGA’s contributions and mission to consumer safety.
Overall, the conference was successful and provided a balanced insight about various sectors in our emerging hydrogen industry.